Dirt and sand excluding washer for vehicle-wheels.



No. 649,741. Patented May' 15, 1900. A. E. manna.

DIET AND SAND EXCLUDING WASHER FOR VEHICLE WHEELS.

(Application filed. Dec. 26, 1899.) (N 0 ll! 0 d e l il ifi qi g i fi qWITNESSES. V INV'EJV'TOR.

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ARTHUR n. MOORE, or uowann, MICHIGAN.

srEoIFrcATIoN forming art of Letters Patent No. 649,741, dated y 15,1900'. Application filed December 26, 1899. Serial No. 741,699. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR E. MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Howard township, in the county of Cass, State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirt and SandExcluding W'ashers for Vehicle-Wheels; and I do declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to dirt and sand excluding washers forvehicle-wheels; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts hereinafter full y set forth, and pointed out particularly in theclaims.

The objects of the invention are to provide simple and efficient meansfor excluding dirt and sand from the journal of vehicle-wheels in theform of a jointed washer, in which the arrangement is such as to enablethe diameter of the washer to be varied to accommodate any variation inthe inner diameter of the recess within the sand-band at the inner endof the hub, to permit of said washer being readily placed upon the axleand easily removed when desired, and to enable the washer to be securelyretained in place by the clamping of its projecting tongues between thesteel and wooden portions of the axle. These objects are attained by theconstruction of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a sectional view through a hub of a wheel having myimproved washer therein, the axle appearing in elevation. Fig. 2 is anenlarged elevation of the metallic face of the washer, Fig. 3 is a likeview showing the jointed sections of the washer swung apart upon theiruniting-pivot. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the washer closed.

Referring to the letters of reference, A designates a vehicle-wheel hubof the ordinary construction, in which the end B of the axle isjournaled.

G is a collar upon the axle which lies within the hub.

D is the main portion of the steel axle.

E is the wooden portion of the axle, mount ed upon the steel portion andsecured by suit able clips 0. p

The dirt-excluding washer comprises a circular felt disk F, having acentral rectangular aperture a therethrough and provided with adiametrical slot 0, extending through the washer into said aperture.This felt washer is securely mounted upon two semicircular plates G,pivoted together at their-lower meeting edges, as shown at d, and havingregistering rectangular openings 6 in their inner margins, which whensaid plates are brought together are adapted to embrace the square ofthe axle.

This improved washer is adapted to beplaced upon the axle within thesand-band at the inner end of the hub, with its felt face F innermost.ltis calculated that the diameter of the felt portion of the Washershall be sufficientto snugly fill the recess within the hub; but shouldsaid washer fail to perfectly fill said recess its diameter may beincreased by swinging the plates G outwardly upon their pivots ordecreased by closing said plates together, thereby enabling the washerto be perfectly fitted within the hub. It will be observed that themargin of the felt washer proj ects somewhat beyond the edges of theplates G, so that the felt portion of the washer only is brought intocontact with the wall of the rocess in theinner end of the hub. The sameis true in regard to the central opening through the plates Gr of thewasher, so that there may be some lateral movement between the axle andhub Without bringing the edges of the metal plates into con tact witheither the hub or axle.

To secure the washer in place upon the axle, the jointed plates G areprovided with the laterally-proj ecting tongues f,struck from the metalof said plates and adapted to enter be tween the steel portion D and thewooden portion E of the axle and being confined in place by means of theclip I), which embraces and unites said parts.

The washer may be readily mounted upon the axle by loosening the nut gof the clip and closing the washer around the axle, so that the tonguesf thereof will enter between the steel and wooden portions of theaxle,as shown in Fig. 1, when by tightening said nut g the washer may besecurely clamped in place. To

remove the washer, the nut g on the clip is loosened, so as to relievethe tongues f, when the washer may be opened, as shown in Fig. 3, andremoved from the axle.

It will be seen that this device is very simple and inexpensive, that itmay be readily attached to an axle and easily removed therefrom, andthat when properly in place will serve to effectually exclude sand anddirt from the journal of the wheel.

Having thus fully set forth this invention, what is claimed is- 1. Thecombination of the axle and wheelhub, said hub havinga recess in the endthereof, a washer adapted to fill said recess comprising twosemicircular plates hinged together having two integral tonguesprojecting laterally therefrom and adapted to engage the axle, a feltdisk mounted upon the inner face of said plates and having a centralopening adapted to receive the axle, and a slot extogether upon saidtongues.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

ARTHUR E. MOORE.

Witnesses:

CHARLES E. WHITE, T. C. Housn.

